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Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Classic Damask" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a repeating design imitating a woven damask from the Empire period. The pattern has a central urn enclosed in a circular floral garland.The circular motif is enclosed within a diamond formed by a foliage garland with rosette corners. Printed in beige on a taupe ground. Paper is textured in imitation of a textile.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
trompe-l'oeil
Neoclassical
Wallpaper
"# 207630" (Handwritten on upper right corner on back of sample.)
Classic Damask
207630
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
24 x 20 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.728
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Unused
Taupe
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
urns
garlands
rosettes
Damask
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